Pirates' Murtaugh nominated for Hall of Fame (Yesterday) Nov 11, 2009
When the revamped Veterans Committee first deliberated on managers, umpires and executives two years ago, it elected former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. Herzog and Harvey each fell one vote short. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Today In History Oct 8, 2009
1957, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley stunned the baseball world by announcing he was moving his team to Los Angeles. 1967, Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was wounded and captured by the Bolivian army. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Dodgers bring Mannywood to Big Apple Jul 6, 2009
When the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame inducts Walter O'Malley on Tuesday, it will become the first New York City-based organization to honor the longtime Dodgers owner (the man who moved the team out of Brooklyn to Los Angeles) in more than 50 years. Among other inductees are Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully and longtime first baseman Steve Garvey. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Smith: Spring training isn't the same these days Mar 29, 2009
"Forever Blue" is the story of Walter O'Malley (Peter's dad) and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles. In his book, D'Antonio reveals that the senior O'Malley never wanted to leave Brooklyn in the '50s. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Light links Dodgers, Japan Mar 23, 2009
For many years, former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley visited the garden on a regular basis, sitting on a bench that faces Dodger Stadium and clearing his head. O'Malley had plants and trees from the team's former Spring Training home in Vero Beach, Fla. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Kuroda humbled by Opening Day nod Mar 20, 2009
It was the quest for expanding baseball internationally -- first by the Dodgers late Hall of Fame owner Walter O'Malley, then under the stewardship of his son, Peter O'Malley -- that helped bring Japan and the entire Pacific Rim into baseball's mainstream. Kuroda followed a year ago by signing a three-year, $35. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers set to open new spring facility Feb 10, 2009
The Dodgers consider the opening of a Cactus League facility completion of the franchise's move west that Walter O'Malley undertook in 1958. The only real baseball aspect being shared by the Dodgers and White Sox is the 10,000-seat sunken stadium, because both franchises have dedicated practice fields and batting cages, Minor League complexes, executive offices and Major League clubhouses. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
